Meaning & use
Surmounting
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Overcoming a difficulty or obstacle, or being positioned on top of something.
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The team focused on surmounting the technical challenges before launch.
A weather vane sat surmounting the old barn's roof.
A note on using this word
From French 'surmonter,' combining 'sur-' ('over') and 'monter' ('to climb'), which also gives the literal 'on top of' sense.
Words with a similar meaning
overcomingconquering
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Words with an opposite meaning
succumbing
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